Tesla Powerwall
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- detritus0
I'm a bit of a Musk fanboy and I super appreciate what he's trying to do with Tesla in the long-game, using the quality car aspect as a ..er.. vehicle to sneak in a paradigm-catalysing energy concern right into the middle of the American consciousness - but this power wall strikes me as a bit of an over-reach. Certainly a bit too early a play.
It has a very particular and limited usage scenario that might work for some monied people in California, but not much beyond that. Certainly not the all-in solution for going off-grid, certainly not ideal for people in remote regions, and not much use to most urbanites outside of suburban America.
The power density and output is just.. not enough.
And it's expensive.
There's a good wee breakdown here on the Register today..
http://www.theregister.co.uk/201…
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If I had the money, I'd 'just' but an extra Model S and use that as a battery :) God, I want one of those cars. Even better, two.
- Isn't Tesla's entire approach to sell to the monied/high end market first?yuekit
- yeah, which is fine for cars - less so for battery packs aimed at middle-income consumers with an environmental bent.detritus
- I think 'off-grid' as a total concept is too extreme and would not be a successful strategy to gun for. I see this as a softening of our dependence...Horp
- ... with more innovations to follow in order to create a steady evolution from the edwardian idea of central service to the new idea of communal/domestic hubs.Horp
- Trouble is, they're a good decade off from make Lithium-based batteries significantly more practical than lead acid ones for home use.detritus
- My parents ordered one. They are NOT rich. They have had solar panels on their Cali home for over 25 years.monospaced
- They are nearly off-grid without the battery, and with it they will basically be off.monospaced